Characters
This person is hesitant about Brian returning to the wilderness.
Brian's mother
Brian refuses to take all of the gear from the plane into the wilderness. Instead Derek and Brian compromise by bringing these two items.
an emergency radio and Derek's briefcase
This is where both Hatchet and The River take place.
the Canadian Wilderness
These three people knock on Brian's door while he is home alone.
Derek, Bill, and Erik
Brian says that if he and Derek did not find food in three days these would become dinner.
grub worms
Derek goes along with Brian to study what aspect of survival?
the psychological aspect
Brian and Derek are without a way to make fire. This is resolved by what?
Brian finds flint stone
The press even followed and bugged Brian at this place.
school
This is the reason why Brian is willing to go back into the wilderness.
he wants to help people
Brian is resourceful and uses this to build his raft.
beaver logs
Who bothered Brian when he returned from his first time in the wilderness?
the press
In Chapter 7, Derek states that there is a problem. The problem is...
Brian needs to think out loud
Describe the shelter Brian and Derek find/build.
an uprooted cave and the side of a hill
Brian tells Derek that when you are in the wilderness, you should always be looking for this.
food
Brian became obsessed with this after his return from the wilderness the first time.
food
Brian is at first afraid of this character, but then becomes calm once he realizes his age.
the pilot
This is the major conflict throughout the novel.
Derek is in a coma and Brian needs to get him help (man vs. nature)
This is the place where Brian believes help will be. It is how many miles away?
a trading post and 100 miles away
What happens to Brian and Derek when the raft hits rapids?
Brian is thrown from the raft and loses it and Derek
This is the name of the river that Brian travels.
Necktie River
Brian receives the gift of a canoe from this character.
Derek
This is the internal conflict Brian faces while traveling on the river tired and delusional.
he might accidentally let Derel roll into the river and drown (man vs. self)
This is what Brian called his first experience in the wilderness.
"The Time"
These people rescue Brian and Derek from the river.
the husband, wife, and boy that run the trading post
This is how long it took Derek to fully recover from his coma?
6 months